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People couldn’t help being impressed by his enthusiasm, or by the pictures of the junk he’d already hauled away. The next year, Chad received enough money to finish his summer’s work with several volunteers to help him. In two years he raised enough money to buy two more boats and hire five helpers for the next summer.
Word Bank
agencies businesses government
area carry grant
money place disappearing
Supplementary Questions
68. Why did Chad need support? [ALL]
Chad needed support because ______________________. [TR] His ________________ was _________________ fast. [EN, EM]
69. Who did he talk to first? [ALL]
He talked to _____________________________. [TR]
He talked to ___________________ ________________ like the National Fish and Wildlife Services and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [EN, EM]
70. Who did he talk with next? [ALL]
Next he talked to ____________________ _______________________. [EN, EM, TR]
71. What donation did he get from one company? [ALL]
The donation he got was ___________________. [TR]
He received a small ______________________. [EN, EM]
72. What do you think the phrase “hauled away” means in the phrase “junk he hauled away”? [ALL] “Hauled away” means ________________________. [TR]
It means ________________ from one ________________ to another. [EN, EM]
Response to Guiding Questions
73. What obstacles, or challenges, did Chad face? [ALL]
The obstacles Chad faced were _____________________. [EN,EM,TR] What did he do to get support? [ALL]
To get support, he ___________________________. [EN,EM,TR]
Part 4 (P12–P13)
Guiding Questions
 What did Chad do in the summer of 1998?  How did he make a difference?
 What obstacles did he face?
Tackling the Trash
In 1998, Chad's goal was to clean 1,000 miles of shoreline. Beginning in northern Iowa, he and his crew slowly worked their way south. Their final destination was St. Louis, Missouri. Along the way, Chad had to receive permission from each town to pile his junk in a parking lot or field. When he finished each area, he trucked the trash to the nearest landfill.
As the hot summer wore on, the work became more difficult. The farther south they traveled, the more trash littered the shore. One mile of shoreline was so full of old tires, it took more than a month to clean—one small boatload at a time. Sheltered only by tents and tarps, Chad and his crew battled
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